LOS ANGELES – DeAndre Jordan’s first taste of his new life with more responsibility, more attention and more notoriety almost got off to the worst possible start.

Eager to begin the process of moving on from a free-agent flip-flop that captivated social media, Jordan walked into the press room at Staples Center on Tuesday. Looking refreshed from a Jamaican vacation, he strode across the stage while the cameras watched, waiting for him to sit down and explain ... Read the rest of this entry »

LOS ANGELES – There they were again Tuesday, the optimism so abundant this time that it filled two rows of chairs, these Clippers gathered on stage looking not unlike a TV special reuniting the cast of “Friends.”

Seven players and Doc Rivers, each holding a microphone and perched comfortably on a stool, while the possibilities that swirled about were plentiful enough to be subjected to standing-room only.

If the Clippers dropping more than $600,000 to pick Branden Dawson didn't guarentee this would come, then his play in the Orlando Summer League sure did.

The Clippers signed Dawson, their second-round pick, to a contract Wednesday, the team announced. Dawson's two-year contract is for the league minimum ($525,093 this season), with the first year guarenteed.

Despite being undersized at 6-foot-7, Dawson was one of the top rebounders in Orlando earlier this month.